1. Degree Profile Inventory
November 2015

2. STATUS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS

3. Degrees and Majors Authorized DMA
118 programs
Degree programs
UWG-awarded certificates (no PSC certificates)
Status
Active
Deactivated

4. 54 Bachelor’s Programs Degree Number Active Deactivated
Termination Status*
Low Producing BA 15 10
5 (33%) 4
BBA 7 2
BFA 1 BM 3 BS 20 16
4 (20%)
(1)
BSED 5
1 (20%)
BSES
1 (100%)
BSN
BSNC
Totals 54 43
11 (20%) 12

5. 37 Master’s Programs Degree Number Active Deactivated
Termination Status*
Low Producing MA 6 5
1 (16%) 1
MACC
MAT
MATC
1 (100%)
MBA
MED 19 9
10 (52%)
3 (1)
MMUS 2
MPA MS 3
MSN
MURP
Totals 37 24
13 (35%)

6. 17 Ed.S. and Doctoral Programs
Degree
Number
Active
Deactivated
Termination Status*
Low Producing
EDS 13 5
8 (61%)
EDD 3
PHD 1
Totals 17 9
8 (47%)

7. 10 ‘Stand-Alone’ UWG Certificates
Program
Number
Active
Deactivated
Termination Status
CERG
(Post-Bac) 8
(Post-Master’s) 2
Totals 10

8. Planned Deactivations/Terminations (Submitted on Academic Programs Forecast, October 1, 2015)
Degree
Deactivation or Termination
Proposed Implementation Date
BA - Geography
Termination
Fall 2016
BA - Mathematics
Fall 2019
BA – Psychology
Deactivation
BSES – Earth Science/Secondary Education
Spring 2017
BS – Environmental Science
BS – Environmental Studies
BS – Physics/Secondary Education
Fall 2015
EDS – Teaching Field/English
EDS – Teaching Field/Mathematics
EDS – Teaching Field/Science
EDS – Teaching Field/Social Studies
MED – Secondary Education

9. DMA Deactivated Programs NOT Included on the Most Recent Academic Programs Forecast
Degree
Major
Proposed Termination Date? BA
Chemistry ?
Chemistry/Secondary Education
Sociology MA
Gerontology
MED
Biology Teacher Education
Physical Education
Teaching Field - English
Teaching Field - Mathematics
Teaching Field - Science
Teaching Field – Social Studies
MURP
(Master’s in Urban and Regional Planning)
EDS
Reading Education
Secondary Education
Mental Retardation

10. Existing Program Status Summary (as of November 2015)
118 programs (UG, Graduate, Certificates)
86 programs are active
Note: Of our 86 active programs, 18 have been flagged as low-producing
12 bachelor’s
6 master’s

11. LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS 3 Year USG Project (August 12, 2015 BOR Minutes)

12. LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS BOR Minimal Criteria
Degree
Minimum Number of Graduates per Year
(3 Year Completion Average)
Bachelor’s 10
Master’s 5
Specialist
Doctoral 3

13. LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS ( July 2015 BOR Calculations)
PROGRAMS ARE NOT FLAGGED AS LOW-PRODUCING IF THEY ARE…
Deactivated
Terminated, in-progress or BOR-approved, but not yet reflected on the DMA
Approved since 2010
Certificates
Core programs that serve as disciplinary foundations for other majors (e.g., Physics)

14. LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS Undergraduate (as of July 2015)
BA (4)
Art, International Economic Affairs, Global Studies, Theatre
BBA (2)
Economics, Real Estate
BM (3)
Music Teacher Education, Composition, Performance
BS (3)
Economics/Secondary Education, Geography, Geology

15. LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS Graduate (as of July 2015)
MA (1)
Sociology
MED (1)
Educational Leadership
MMUS (2)
Music Teacher Education, Performance
MS (2)
Computer Science, Mathematics

16. LOW-PRODUCING PROGRAMS Comparison - UWG and Sector Peers

17. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FORECAST (Submitted October 1, 2015)

18. PROPOSED NEW PROGRAMS (Academic Programs Forecast submitted to BOR on October 1, 2015)BS
Multidisciplinary Medical Systems
BBA
Health Care Informatics
Psychology MS
Media Theory and Research (Mass Communications)

19. CONCLUSIONS Degree Profile Inventory – The Take-Aways
Do what’s necessary to remove your low-producing programs from the BOR’s list
Monitor deactivated programs and submit for termination when no students remain
Create new programs – or revise existing programs – to grow healthy enrollments (think ‘high demand’ programs)